"He would learn a lot more in a year over there than a year still playing in Australia. "The training's top quality, he'd be working with fantastic players ... I don't see there being a downside even if he isn't playing first-team football all the time. Full Article at The Courier Mail

Nevertheless, Seitaridis remained a regular for the Greek national team, with his experience being an attractive attribute for coach Otto Rehhagel. Now at Panathinaikos, Seitaridis resides at the same club boasting international team-mates Giorgos... Full Article at Goal.com

David Beckham has become an unlikely muse to Britain's poet laureate, who has written a verse about the soccer star's career-threatening injury. The former England captain tore his Achilles tendon in a game on Sunday and will miss the World Cup in June Full Article at KLTV

Duffy told the BBC Tuesday she was inspired because Beckham "is almost a mythical figure himself, in popular culture." Beckham's injury shattered his hopes of becoming the first English player to appear in four World Cups and put the 34-year-old... Full Article at CBS News

If you're new here, you may want to subscribe to my RSS feed. Thanks for visiting! FC Girondins de Bordeaux won all three home games in the group stage, conceding just a single goal, formidable statistics for Olympiacos FC to try and overcome as they se Full Article at Football Media

As well as his time in charge of the national team, he will be remembered as an assistant to Guus Hiddink in 2002. Hiddink took Australia to the 2006 World Cup and after subsequent spells with the Russian national team and a temporary job in charge of... Full Article at Soccerphile Football

The "exclusive" article quoted a friend of Beckham’s saying he had been crying and was in "deep shock" about the injury. The Times of London eulogized Beckham, describing him as a "cultural icon who came to define the beautiful game.'' In September... Full Article at MSNBC

What's your take on that? MARTIN JANKELOWITZ: I was also following the story and it's a lot of noise, a lot of to-ing and fro-ing. Just while we are on Europe, just on Greece as well, what they are agreeing on, disagreeing on - I think everybody agrees... Full Article at Moneyweb

Reed: French football is enjoying something of a renaissance. Lyon has already booked its berth in the quarter-finals and Bordeaux will join them after finishing what they started in Greece two weeks ago. Boasting six straight wins, the French... Full Article at CBC News